The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-02


clothing in Philadelphia and we cor
daily recommend them to such Of
our readers as may not be already
acquainted with them.
Jasper Beebe a grog seller Of
Cherry Hill was arrested on Tuesday
on the charge of violating the pro-
hibatory law, and lodged in Jail in
default of bail, to answer at the Sep,
TENDER term of Court. The arrest
was made on the complaint of q
member of the Law and Order League
of the fourth district,
School books, states, paper, copy
books, ink, pencils, ETC., at DR.. Kinks
Drug Store.
Quarterly Meeting was held in
Brick Meeting House, last Friday, a
large number ofpersons were present.
The meeting was addressed by Allen
Fliteraft, Joseph Powell, Joel Borton
Anna Reynolds, Eliza Chandler and
John Marshall. The two former be.
ing celebrated ministers of the de.
nomination of Friends always attract
much interest where they preach.
They preached to company Assem-
bled at the residence of George 3
Passmore in Oxford in the evening.
We have been informed that suit
has been brought against the County
Commissioners by one of the Super
visors who has been refused payment
of his claim; and also that the fifty
others in the same category will pool
their cases. We have no definite in
formation for this report, and it may
be only rumor.
The festival for the good of Rising
Sun Sunday School held in the town
Hall on Saturday evening last took
in forty two or three dollars, gross
proceeds. Other meetings held on
the same evening interfered In some
measure with the success of the fes.
tiYal, but the venture met with fair
measure Of success, snd was very
very pleasant socially.
George j. Sibley, Esq, of New York
bar, visited Elkton on Tuesday last
week in behalf of j. Heron Crosman
of New York, who is engaged in in
yestigating the genealogy of his fam.
lily. Mr. Crosmon is great grandson
of James Gordon Heron, who mar
ried Eleanor Evans, the daughter of
James Evans, of that branch of the
Evans family which reside near the
Rising Sun, in this county.-Demao.
crat. Is.- ,'-
There appears to be a disease
among the horses of this part of the
county about Zion and Brick Meet
ing House, which is almost epidemic
The same disease is reported as rag.
ing in some parts of New Jersey,
and is pronounced by Veterinary
Surgeons spinal meningitis. Mr..
Joseph Hambleton of Calvert lost
fine horse by the disease on Saturday
night last. .
The Wing has this to say of the
Model" soubrequet, Miss Martha
earned by her proficiency as teacher.
"The pnblic school of Cherry Hill
opens on Thursday next, September
lst. Miss Martha Biddle, the cap
able principle of former years, will
again be in charge, Miss Belle Har.
Ian will fill the position of assistant
teacher. Miss Biddle has taught
upwards of 1900 boys and girls of
Cecil county and New Castle county.
Many of the boys under her instruc-
ton have become fitted to fill public
positions of honor and profit"
Thirteen INDECENT insane persons
from this county have been brought
back from the Asylums in which they
had been placed, in other parts of
the State, ana lodged In Cecil
county's new Insane Asylum at
Cherry Hill, by the Sheriff and
assistants, The new Asylum has
been placed in charge of Mr.. John
Everitt, Overseer of the Poor, and
James NJ. Miller has been appointed
keeper.
Two pauper children, one white
the other colored, who were born in
the poor house were placed in an in
stitution in Baltimore founded for
such purpose.
The following prices were bid for
the 'privileges'' to sell on the fair
grounds at Elkton during the fall
Fair. The "privileges" were auction.
ed off on Thursday, last week:
The dining room was sold to Mel
win for S165. Oyster lunch room,
No. was sold to j. Daniel for $50,
and room No. 2, to Melvin for S55.
The peanut stand was sold to Butler
for Sl25, and temperance drink priv.
ilege to the same for the same price.
Photograph privilege sold to McMul-
len for $50. Toy balloons to Miss
Blackeye for $50. Horse feed stand
to Alexander Carson for $40. Pro-
gram of races to Victor Torbert for